The Contribution of Hugo Chavez to an Understanding of Post-Neoliberalism

When Hugo Chavez was president, he pronounced the death of many things-the constitution, the old "partyarchy," Venezuela's " Fourth Republic," and the Free Trade Area of the Americas, among others. Since his own death in 2013, scholars, activists, and citizens have contributed to a rich discussion of his legacy. Part of that legacy is an understanding of post-neoliberalism that recognizes its competing and contradictory components, some of them seeking to complement, improve, and reverse neoliberal policies or overcome neoliberal logics and others constituting important remnants of neoliberalism.